Ryan Turner
Registered Nurse
CMMB Kenya (Mutomo Mission Hospital) nominates Ryan Turner, Registered Nurse, for the 2023 Nurses with Global Impact award.
Ryan Turner is a registered nurse with over 6 years of clinical experience within the emergency unit of a hospital. Originally from Colorado, Ryan has been working with Mutomo Mission Hospital in Kenya for six months. He has brought his expertise to a remote mission hospital working with the maternity and pediatric units to improve care standards and train local staff.
Ryan is driven by his faith and to desire help the less fortunate, which was exemplified in his incredible work in Mutomo.
Prior to work in Kenya he worked for 3 years at a children’s hospital developing family centered care, and previously worked for another 3 years in basic nursing care with adults.
Ryan’s time in Kenya was not his first international experience having previously completed a mission experience in Ecuador where he provided health education in rural areas.
In addition, Ryan has extensive volunteer work with Meals on Wheels and Habitat for Humanity.
Ryan has devoted six months service to volunteer with CMMB as a Nurse at Mutomo Mission Hospital in rural Kenya. He has brought his energy, faith and expertise to serve women and children. Working primarily in the maternity unit he has directly saved the lives of babies, and has continued to educate and advise local staff to reduce maternal and infant mortality in the region.
In addition to his clinical work, Ryan has also exercised the importance of working within the culture of Kenya, he has embraced the community he has lived in for the past six months and his popularity is reflected by his relationships with locals and staff.
– Deb
Ryan’s story:
I was present for this little angel’s birth a few days ago. Her name is Elizabeth. Everything seemed to be going well in the delivery room, except after a few minutes we realized that she was not coming out. We tried multiple different attempts to manually deliver her but were unsuccessful.
We brought the mother for an emergency C section. Elizabeth was taken out and handed to me but I immediately knew that she was not ok. She was blue and required resuscitation. Time seemed to stop.
Luckily after a few minutes I saw her color return to normal and I was able to sigh. Little did I know that I was still not able to fully relax.
The next day, we noticed that Elizabeth was twitching, which required pharmaceutical intervention. My shift was over but I returned later in the night to see how she was doing. She had a high fever and was still twitching. I wasn’t on duty but I urged the nurses who were to inform the doctors and to ask for antibiotics. I wasn’t sure I’d be able to sleep.
The following day, I found out that God had answered my prayers. The baby had received antibiotics and was doing much better than the previous night.
I have no way of knowing what the future holds for Elizabeth, but I am happy to say that after a few days she is improving. She is working on feeding and learning how to stay awake long enough to eat.
CMMB Kenya (Mutomo Mission Hospital) nominates Ryan Turner, Registered Nurse, for the 2023 Nurses with Global Impact award.
Ryan Turner is a registered nurse with over 6 years of clinical experience within the emergency unit of a hospital. Originally from Colorado, Ryan has been working with Mutomo Mission Hospital in Kenya for six months. He has brought his expertise to a remote mission hospital working with the maternity and pediatric units to improve care standards and train local staff.
Ryan is driven by his faith and to desire help the less fortunate, which was exemplified in his incredible work in Mutomo.
Prior to work in Kenya he worked for 3 years at a children’s hospital developing family centered care, and previously worked for another 3 years in basic nursing care with adults.
Ryan’s time in Kenya was not his first international experience having previously completed a mission experience in Ecuador where he provided health education in rural areas.
In addition, Ryan has extensive volunteer work with Meals on Wheels and Habitat for Humanity.
Ryan has devoted six months service to volunteer with CMMB as a Nurse at Mutomo Mission Hospital in rural Kenya. He has brought his energy, faith and expertise to serve women and children. Working primarily in the maternity unit he has directly saved the lives of babies, and has continued to educate and advise local staff to reduce maternal and infant mortality in the region.
In addition to his clinical work, Ryan has also exercised the importance of working within the culture of Kenya, he has embraced the community he has lived in for the past six months and his popularity is reflected by his relationships with locals and staff.
– Deb
Ryan’s story:
I was present for this little angel’s birth a few days ago. Her name is Elizabeth. Everything seemed to be going well in the delivery room, except after a few minutes we realized that she was not coming out. We tried multiple different attempts to manually deliver her but were unsuccessful.We brought the mother for an emergency C section. Elizabeth was taken out and handed to me but I immediately knew that she was not ok. She was blue and required resuscitation. Time seemed to stop.
Luckily after a few minutes I saw her color return to normal and I was able to sigh. Little did I know that I was still not able to fully relax.
The next day, we noticed that Elizabeth was twitching, which required pharmaceutical intervention. My shift was over but I returned later in the night to see how she was doing. She had a high fever and was still twitching. I wasn’t on duty but I urged the nurses who were to inform the doctors and to ask for antibiotics. I wasn’t sure I’d be able to sleep.
The following day, I found out that God had answered my prayers. The baby had received antibiotics and was doing much better than the previous night.
I have no way of knowing what the future holds for Elizabeth, but I am happy to say that after a few days she is improving. She is working on feeding and learning how to stay awake long enough to eat.
